diff --git a/src/masternodes/mn_checks.cpp b/src/masternodes/mn_checks.cpp
index 289ca9fddf..2d8748f551 100644
--- a/src/masternodes/mn_checks.cpp
+++ b/src/masternodes/mn_checks.cpp
@@ -3905,9 +3905,12 @@ class CCustomTxApplyVisitor : public CCustomTxVisitor {
         CrossBoundaryResult result;
         const auto hashAndGas = evm_try_prevalidate_raw_tx(result, HexStr(obj.evmTx), true);
 
-        if (!result.ok) {
-            LogPrintf("[evm_try_prevalidate_raw_tx] failed, reason : %s\n", result.reason);
-            return Res::Err("evm tx failed to validate %s", result.reason);
+        // Completely remove this fork guard on mainnet upgrade to restore nonce check from EVM activation
+        if (height >= static_cast<uint32_t>(consensus.ChangiIntermediateHeight)) {
+            if (!result.ok) {
+                LogPrintf("[evm_try_prevalidate_raw_tx] failed, reason : %s\n", result.reason);
+                return Res::Err("evm tx failed to validate %s", result.reason);
+            }
         }
 
         evm_try_queue_tx(result, evmContext, HexStr(obj.evmTx), tx.GetHash().ToArrayReversed());
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_evm_fee.py b/test/functional/feature_evm_fee.py
index 14c6ae90a7..0dc4189c21 100755
--- a/test/functional/feature_evm_fee.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_evm_fee.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.extra_args = [
-            ['-dummypos=0', '-txnotokens=0', '-amkheight=50', '-bayfrontheight=51', '-eunosheight=80', '-fortcanningheight=82', '-fortcanninghillheight=84', '-fortcanningroadheight=86', '-fortcanningcrunchheight=88', '-fortcanningspringheight=90', '-fortcanninggreatworldheight=94', '-fortcanningepilogueheight=96', '-grandcentralheight=101', '-nextnetworkupgradeheight=105', '-subsidytest=1', '-txindex=1'],
+            ['-dummypos=0', '-txnotokens=0', '-amkheight=50', '-bayfrontheight=51', '-eunosheight=80', '-fortcanningheight=82', '-fortcanninghillheight=84', '-fortcanningroadheight=86', '-fortcanningcrunchheight=88', '-fortcanningspringheight=90', '-fortcanninggreatworldheight=94', '-fortcanningepilogueheight=96', '-grandcentralheight=101', '-nextnetworkupgradeheight=105', '-changiintermediateheight=105', '-subsidytest=1', '-txindex=1'],
         ]
 
     def setup(self):